Oakland Cemetery
The Oakland Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dallas, Texas, United States. It originally stood on 180 acres in rural Dallas County 1.5 miles southeast of the county court house when it opened in 1892.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cotton Bowl and Texas Star.
Cotton Bowl
Stadium
Photo: Robbiewest88, Public domain.
The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park. Cotton Bowl is situated 1¼ miles north of Oakland Cemetery.
Texas Star
Ferris wheel
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Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas as its most popular ride. With an overall height of 216 feet, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in North America from 1985 until the opening of the 250-foot Star of Puebla in Mexico, on 22 July 2013. Texas Star is situated 1 mile north of Oakland Cemetery.
MLK Jr. station
Railway station
Photo: Hasteur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Station at J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center is an intermodal public transit facility in Dallas, Texas operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit. MLK Jr. station is situated 1 mile northwest of Oakland Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Dallas and Bonton.
South Dallas
Bonton
Neighborhood
Bonton is a historically African-American neighborhood in South Dallas, Texas. The area, zip code 75215, is bounded by Hatcher St. and S Central Expressway to the North and West, respectively, and goes as far as Municipal St. and Donald St. to its East and South.
Oakland Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Dallas, Texas, United States
- Category: burial
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.76322° or 32° 45′ 48″ northLongitude
-96.75789° or 96° 45′ 28″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
8645Q67R+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 27130352OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4715999Wikidata ID
Q22023801
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